I know a lot of cool stuff has come out of America, but can they make wildlife documentaries without adding "zany" commentary? Is this meant to be targeted towards morons or something? While watching the full-length version of this on National Geographic Channel, I swear I could feel my lips go slack and a craving for Bud Light.

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So according to BBC News today, the authorities in the city of Verona, where much of the play Romeo and Juliet is set, are to make a balcony resembling the one from the play available for weddings. Let's parse this one: A balcony located in Verona, looking like one used in a play set in the city, is to be marketed as a highly-romantic location for ( Read more... )

It should be known already that whenever Ann Coulter is mentioned in my circles, motherfuckahs go off. Even among those who are not normally vocal about their political affiliations or their views on social issues, discussion of this bitch draws nothing but vitriol.

So I was shocked to see Ann Coulter on Larry King Live with Joy Behar moderating (I ( Read more... )

A 17th Century samurai battle on Google Maps Street View? wtf?!

With just hours to go until inauguration, I am genuinely excited at the prospect of a Democratic presidency in the United States. While I'm not an American citizen, the American govermnent are still heavily involved on an international level, affecting foreign policy, the global economy, and contributions to many of the world's environmental and ( Read more... )

So now Google is about to defy history by actually releasing a product!

Forgoing its usual practice of leaving products in beta for... well, ever, Google has announced that Chrome, its web browser, will be officially released, er... imminently. This is in stark contrast to the remaining 45% its other offerings which remain in an as-yet indefinite ( Read more... )

Whether it's the anti-police riots in Greece, the bombing in Peshawar suspected to have been perpetrated by the Taliban and al-Qaida, the ongoing political unrest in Thailand, or the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe that has already left 600 dead with nearly 14,000 cases reported, we all know where to get our news: Auntie knows best.

But then on a ( Read more... )

The looming recession, in cheery graphics!


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Once again the BBC’s big, bloated, over-fed celebrity puff piece Children In Need comes up trumps. Everyone at the Beeb is a winner. Those numbers:

£1,000,000:
The cost of broadcasting Celebrity Scissorhands, a show in which [barely] famous people are sponsored to cut hair in a regular London salon, on BBC3 every night for three weeks to raise money ( Read more... )

Sure, I'm antsy, And who can blame me? Historically the United States presidency, while only supposed to affect the aforementioned nation, is intrinsically tied with the British government, along with its foreign policy ( Read more... )